EconTalk Archives, 2006
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2006
Boettke on Katrina and the Economics of Disaster
Pete Boettke of George Mason University talks about the role of government and voluntary efforts in relieving suffering during and after a crisis such as Katrina. Drawing on field research he is dire…
01:15:11 |
Mon 18 Dec 2006
Boudreaux on Law and Legislation
Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks about the fundamental principles of economics and civilization: spontaneous order and law. Drawing on volume one of Friedrich Hayek's classic, Law, Legi…
01:13:27 |
Mon 11 Dec 2006
Caplan on Discrimination and Labor Markets
Bryan Caplan and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of discrimination and government's regulation of labor markets. They talk about the role of the profit motive in reducing or eliminating discrimina…
00:57:45 |
Mon 04 Dec 2006
Postrel on Style
Author and journalist Virginia Postrel talks about how business competes for customers using style and beauty, going beyond price and the standard measures of quality. She looks at the role of appear…
00:58:30 |
Mon 27 Nov 2006
Engerman on Slavery
Stanley Engerman of the University of Rochester talks about slavery throughout world history, the role it played (or didn't play) in the Civil War and the incentives facing slaves and slave owners. T…
01:10:51 |
Tue 21 Nov 2006
Peltzman on Regulation
Sam Peltzman of the University of Chicago talks about his views on safety, regulation, unintended consequences and the political economy of bad regulation. The focus is on his pioneering studies of a…
00:53:58 |
Mon 13 Nov 2006
Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism
Richard Thaler of the U. of Chicago Graduate School of Business defends the idea of libertarian paternalism--how government might use the insights of behavioral economics to help citizens make better…
01:02:40 |
Mon 06 Nov 2006
Clint Bolick Defends Judicial Activism
Clint Bolick, co-founder of the Institute for Justice and President of the Alliance for School Choice makes the case for judicial activism. He and Russ Roberts discuss school choice, interstate wine …
00:55:39 |
Tue 31 Oct 2006
The Economics of Moneyball
Skip Sauer of Clemson University and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of Michael Lewis's Moneyball. Lewis claims that the Oakland As found an undervalued asset--the ability of a baseball player to …
01:01:15 |
Mon 23 Oct 2006
Walter Williams on Life, Liberty and Economics
Professor, Radio Host, and Syndicated Columnist Walter Williams of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about his early days as an economist, his controversial view of the Civil…
01:03:01 |
Mon 16 Oct 2006
The Economics of Religion
Larry Iannaccone of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the economics of religion. Iannaccone explains why Americans are more religious than Europeans, why Americans beca…
01:08:01 |
Mon 09 Oct 2006
Private vs. Public Risk-Taking
Mike Munger and Russ Roberts discuss the differences between public and private risk-taking. Their conversation includes the history of Honda, the Apple computer and even the use of turkey carcasses …
00:51:05 |
Tue 03 Oct 2006
The Economics of Obesity
Russ Roberts talks with Darius Lakdawalla of Rand and the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economics of obesity, how much fatter are Americans and why. How much is due to the spread of fas…
00:46:05 |
Mon 25 Sep 2006
The Economics of Paternalism
Economist Ed Glaeser of Harvard University talks with host Russ Roberts about the dangers of soft paternalism--various forms of government regulation that fall short of outright bans or taxes but tha…
00:43:05 |
Mon 18 Sep 2006
Legislators vs. Wal-Mart
Russ Roberts and Richard Epstein discuss the attempts to use legislation to handicap Wal-Mart. They also discuss the evolution of the union movement and the constitutionality of various legislative a…
00:44:00 |
Mon 11 Sep 2006
Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom
Russ Roberts talks to Milton Friedman about the radical ideas he put forward almost 50 years ago in Capitalism and Freedom. Listen to the most influential economist of the past 50 years discuss the p…
00:43:03 |
Mon 04 Sep 2006
Milton Friedman on Money
Russ Roberts talks with Milton Friedman about his research and views on inflation, the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke, and what the future holds.
00:26:04 |
Mon 28 Aug 2006
The Political Economy of Power
Russ Roberts talks with Hoover Institution and NYU political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita about his theory of political power--how dictators and democratically elected leaders respond to the pol…
01:28:02 |
Mon 14 Aug 2006
Chris Anderson and the Long Tail
Russ Roberts talks with Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine about the ideas in his new book, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More. Topics include the weird world of internet…
00:52:04 |
Mon 07 Aug 2006
Cogan on Improving the Health Care System
Russ Roberts talks with Stanford University's John Cogan about what's wrong with America's health care system and how to make it right.
00:52:04 |
Mon 31 Jul 2006
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